Keller Narrowly Misses Surpassing His American Record in 400 Free

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 KLETE Keller narrowly missed downing his own America record in the 400-meter freestyle at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine, Calif. He wound up finishing just .16 seconds off the standard with a gold-winning time of 3:44.27.

"I was hoping for a little faster time," Keller said. "I wanted to do a best time. That was my goal, and I felt good going in. I didn't expect to be that far ahead in the 200 so quickly. So, I really didn't know what was going on, like where I would end up. It was a good enough time. It got the job done."

Club Wolverine teammate Peter Vanderkaay touched just behind in second with a 3:46.81, while Trojan Swim Club's Larsen Jensen pocketed bronze in 3:48.01.

Keller went out in 1.76 seconds under American record pace at the 200-meter mark as he clocked a 1:49.61. He remained under his record pace at 1.64 seconds at the 350-meter point.

In the consolation heat, YMCA of the Triangle’s Charlie Houchin closed out the first 200 meters in the quickest time with a 1:55.01. That fast jump helped Houchin to victory in 3:52.89. Nova of Virginia Aquatics’ John Millen snared second in 3;53.65, while Mission Viejo’s Justin Mortimer picked up third in 3:54.77.

In the bonus consolation heat, Sea Devil Swimming’s Thomas Koucheravy snared the fastest 200-meter split with a 1:55.10 en route to winning the heat in 3:54.81. Meanwhile, Area Tallahassee’s Joseph Ziegler picked up second in 3:54.85, while Georgia’s Matthew Owen earned third in 3:54.87.

Event 2 Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 3:40.08 7/30/2002 Ian Thorpe, AUS
American: A 3:44.11 8/14/2004 Klete Keller, USA
U.S. Open: O 3:44.19 7/7/2004 Klete Keller, Club Wolverine
LC Nationals: M 3:46.20 8/6/2005 Klete Keller, Club Wolverine
Oly. Trial: 3:59.99
Sum. Nat Cut: 4:02.99
US Open Cut: 4:05.89
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== A – Final ===

1 Keller, Klete 24 Club Wolverine-M 3:51.36 3:44.27M 1000
r:+0.83 26.04 53.61 (27.57)
1:21.34 (27.73) 1:49.61 (28.27)
2:18.08 (28.47) 2:46.60 (28.52)
3:15.43 (28.83) 3:44.27 (28.84)
2 Vanderkaay, Pet 22 Club Wolverine-M 3:48.88 3:46.81 967
r:+0.80 26.27 54.49 (28.22)
1:22.93 (28.44) 1:51.63 (28.70)
2:20.29 (28.66) 2:49.64 (29.35)
3:18.67 (29.03) 3:46.81 (28.14)
3 Jensen, Larsen 20 Trojan Swim Club 3:51.80 3:48.01 952
r:+0.76 27.05 56.01 (28.96)
1:25.08 (29.07) 1:54.31 (29.23)
2:23.19 (28.88) 2:51.92 (28.73)
3:20.47 (28.55) 3:48.01 (27.54)
4 Klueh, Michael 19 Longhorn Aquatic 3:51.52 3:50.63 920
r:+0.79 26.94 55.70 (28.76)
1:24.89 (29.19) 1:54.51 (29.62)
2:24.12 (29.61) 2:53.76 (29.64)
3:22.90 (29.14) 3:50.63 (27.73)
5 Crippen, Franci 22 Mission Viejo Na 3:51.22 3:51.07 915
r:+0.84 26.93 55.79 (28.86)
1:25.09 (29.30) 1:54.62 (29.53)
2:23.96 (29.34) 2:53.29 (29.33)
3:22.43 (29.14) 3:51.07 (28.64)
6 Phillips, Shaun 22 Nashville Aquati 3:51.77 3:52.24 901
r:+0.76 26.75 56.39 (29.64)
1:26.10 (29.71) 1:55.91 (29.81)
2:25.47 (29.56) 2:54.96 (29.49)
3:24.02 (29.06) 3:52.24 (28.22)
7 Work, Tobias 20 Cape Cod Swim Cl 3:52.39 3:52.49 898
r:+0.62 27.24 56.86 (29.62)
1:25.99 (29.13) 1:55.65 (29.66)
2:24.82 (29.17) 2:54.45 (29.63)
3:23.73 (29.28) 3:52.49 (28.76)
8 Patton, Matthew 19 Club Wolverine-M 3:53.75 3:53.12 891
r:+0.78 27.07 56.42 (29.35)
1:26.05 (29.63) 1:55.74 (29.69)
2:25.27 (29.53) 2:54.71 (29.44)
3:24.21 (29.50) 3:53.12 (28.91)

=== B – Final ===

9 Houchin, Charle 18 YMCA of the Tria 3:55.64 3:52.89 893
r:+0.75 27.04 56.00 (28.96)
1:25.52 (29.52) 1:55.01 (29.49)
2:24.63 (29.62) 2:54.16 (29.53)
3:24.00 (29.84) 3:52.89 (28.89)
10 Millen, John 22 Nova of Virginia 3:54.44 3:53.65 885
r:+0.72 27.02 56.48 (29.46)
1:26.49 (30.01) 1:56.37 (29.88)
2:25.89 (29.52) 2:55.75 (29.86)
3:25.00 (29.25) 3:53.65 (28.65)
11 Mortimer, Justi 24 Mission Viejo Na 3:53.77 3:54.77 872
r:+0.76 27.58 56.86 (29.28)
1:26.03 (29.17) 1:55.49 (29.46)
2:25.38 (29.89) 2:55.22 (29.84)
3:25.22 (30.00) 3:54.77 (29.55)
12 Peterson, Charl 18 Una Ncac-NC 3:53.93 3:55.57 863
r:+0.93 27.81 57.69 (29.88)
1:27.54 (29.85) 1:57.24 (29.70)
2:27.39 (30.15) 2:57.25 (29.86)
3:27.13 (29.88) 3:55.57 (28.44)
13 Slocki, Daniel 22 Auburn Universit 3:56.77 3:56.58 852
r:+0.75 27.47 56.82 (29.35)
1:26.74 (29.92) 1:56.72 (29.98)
2:26.70 (29.98) 2:56.86 (30.16)
3:27.06 (30.20) 3:56.58 (29.52)
14 Warkentin, Mark 26 Santa Barbara Sw 3:56.48 3:56.81 850
r:+0.74 27.53 57.31 (29.78)
1:27.10 (29.79) 1:57.18 (30.08)
2:26.96 (29.78) 2:57.24 (30.28)
3:27.54 (30.30) 3:56.81 (29.27)
15 Nilsson, Eric 19 Bluefish Swim Cl 3:56.65 3:57.49 842
r:+0.76 27.12 56.56 (29.44)
1:26.35 (29.79) 1:56.77 (30.42)
2:26.85 (30.08) 2:57.35 (30.50)
3:27.89 (30.54) 3:57.49 (29.60)
16 Young, Kyle 20 Area Tallahassee 3:57.39 3:59.56 821
r:+0.72 27.41 56.80 (29.39)
1:26.98 (30.18) 1:57.33 (30.35)
2:27.98 (30.65) 2:58.80 (30.82)
3:29.60 (30.80) 3:59.56 (29.96)

=== C – Final ===

17 Koucheravy, Tho 21 Sea Devil Swimmi 3:57.59 3:54.81 872
r:+0.77 27.04 55.78 (28.74)
1:25.39 (29.61) 1:55.10 (29.71)
2:25.01 (29.91) 2:54.98 (29.97)
3:25.26 (30.28) 3:54.81 (29.55)
18 Ziegler, Joseph 16 Area Tallahassee 3:57.82 3:54.85 871
r:+0.74 27.66 57.34 (29.68)
1:27.46 (30.12) 1:57.59 (30.13)
2:26.81 (29.22) 2:56.49 (29.68)
3:25.88 (29.39) 3:54.85 (28.97)
19 Owen, Matthew 22 Athens Bulldog S 3:57.87 3:54.87 871
r:+0.84 26.76 56.04 (29.28)
1:26.06 (30.02) 1:56.12 (30.06)
2:26.17 (30.05) 2:56.67 (30.50)
3:26.84 (30.17) 3:54.87 (28.03)
20 La Tourette, Ch 17 Mission Viejo Na 3:58.01 3:56.22 856
r:+0.79 27.88 57.97 (30.09)
1:28.12 (30.15) 1:58.28 (30.16)
2:27.93 (29.65) 2:57.59 (29.66)
3:27.54 (29.95) 3:56.22 (28.68)
21 Browning, Harri 19 North Carolina A 3:58.56 3:57.69 840
r:+0.79 27.28 56.76 (29.48)
1:26.34 (29.58) 1:56.21 (29.87)
2:26.38 (30.17) 2:56.83 (30.45)
3:27.50 (30.67) 3:57.69 (30.19)
22 Wood, Zachary 21 Minnesota Aquati 3:57.40 3:59.32 823
r:+0.78 27.58 57.00 (29.42)
1:27.19 (30.19) 1:57.60 (30.41)
2:28.00 (30.40) 2:58.75 (30.75)
3:29.82 (31.07) 3:59.32 (29.50)
23 Mosko, David 17 Cincinnati Marli 3:58.31 3:59.35 823
r:+0.73 27.76 57.29 (29.53)
1:27.33 (30.04) 1:57.58 (30.25)
2:27.97 (30.39) 2:58.74 (30.77)
3:29.28 (30.54) 3:59.35 (30.07)
24 Kaufmann, Scott 23 Reno Aquatic Clu 3:58.46 4:00.81 808
r:+0.70 28.08 58.41 (30.33)
1:28.47 (30.06) 1:58.60 (30.13)
2:29.01 (30.41) 2:59.53 (30.52)
3:30.19 (30.66) 4:00.81 (30.62)

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